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A REPORT FROM TODAY?S ALBANY TEA PARTY: ALBANY ? There was no tea, but it was certainly a party?

By Glenn Reynolds

A REPORT FROM TODAY’S ALBANY TEA PARTY:

ALBANY ? There was no tea, but it was certainly a party at the Capitol?s steps with hundreds of protesters from around the state vocalizing the colonial stance of no taxation without representation.

The March on Albany Tea Party had four main issues taxpayers wanted to discuss including the execution of taxes, out of control spending, the intrusive government, and corrupt government officials, said event coordinator Wade Abbott.

The demonstration was planned weeks before the recent state Senate fiasco, but Abbott said they used that as an example of the corrupt politics in the state.

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Full post as published by Instapundit.com on June 16, 2009 (boomark / email).